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Hijra
Meaning
Noun
●
The
flight
of Muhammad and his
followers
from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622
ce
, which
forms
the first year of the Islamic
era
(ah 1).
●
AH: the Islamic
era
,
dated
from the Hijra.
●
In Islam:
The Islamic
calendar
,
dated
from the Hijra.
●
A
eunuch
in South Asia, especially one who
dresses
as a woman.
●
A (typically
biologically
male
or
intersex
, but sometimes
biologically
female
)
member
of a somewhat
feminine
third gender
found in India and Pakistan.
●
Alternative letter-case form of Hijra
●
Any
similar
flight
or
emigration
to a better place.
●
In Islam:
Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.
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Origin
hijra
English
هجرة
Arabic
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Synonyms
Hijra
Hejra
Hijada
Hijara
Hijrah
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